Suspenders.



W. HBINMILLER.

SUSPENDERS. APPLIUATION FILED JAN. 1e. 191s.

Patented Sept. 23, 1913.l

UNITE STA'IQENT OFFICE.,

WILLIAM HEINlVIILLER, OF CHESLEY, ONTARIO, CANADA.

SUSPENDERS.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM I-IniNMiL- LER, of the town of Chesley, county of Bruce, Province of Ontario, Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improve ments in Suspenders, of which the following is a specification.

My inventioin relates to improvements in Suspenders, and relates more particularly to that class of Suspenders known as invisible suspenders and which are worn under the shirt. All Suspenders of this class with which I am acquainted, when the saine are disconnected from the trousers, slip up under the shirt, and it requires considerable patience on the part of the wearer to find the connecting ends of the brace and couple them again to the trousers.

Now the principal object of my invention is to design the supporting ends of my Suspenders so that there will be no dilliculty in finding the ends of the Suspenders when coupling the saine again to the buttons.

Another object of my invention is to design a coupling element of a particular con struction which coupling element will be coupled to the ends of the braces, and posi tioned outside of the shirt so that the braces may be readily coupled to and uncoupled from the buttons of the trousers, and the invention, broadly considered, comprises a coupling element composed of inner and outer plates, spaced apart, each of which is provided with a single opening, the opening in the outer plate being designed to couple and uncouple the coupling elelnent to and from the buttons of the trousers, and the opening in the inner plate being designed to couple the coupling element to a stud carried by each end of the braces, and means carried by said coupling element whereby said stud is prevented from accidental disengagement from said coupling element, as hereinafter more particularly set forth.

Figure l is a vertical central section through my coupling element, showing the preferred construction thereof, and showing one end of the braces, in side elevation, coupled thereto, these elements being shown attached to the shirt and to the trousers, portions of which garments are shown in section. Figs. 2 and 3 are perspective views of my preferred form of coupling element, looking at different sides, and Fig. 4t is a perspective view of the preferred form of Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed January 16, 1913.

Patented Sept. 23, 1913. semi No. 742,315.

construction of the lower end of the braces used with my coupling element.

In the drawings, like characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in each figure.

My preferred form of coupling element A is composed of outer and inner plates B and C, preferably integrally formed from a single piece of suitable material, preferably steel of a light gage. The said plates are spaced apart as shown, and are braced together at their upper ends by any suitable means. My preferred means for this purpose comprises ears D which are integrally formed preferably with the outer plate B. These ears are shaped substantially as shown in Figs. 2 and 3 and are brazed or otherwise suitably secured to the upper portions of the inner plate C. Formed in the outer plate B is an opening E.

F is a slot formed in the upper portion of the outer plate B and opening into the upper portion of the opening E.

Then the couplingl element is in use, the same is connected to the trousers G by placing the slot l" underneath the button II and moving' the coupling element A upward until the thread I connecting' the button to the trousers is positioned in the opening E. Each end J of the braces is suitably provided with a plate I( in which is mounted a stud L, the head M of which is positioned the desired distance beyond the plate K.. Formed iu the inner plate C is an opening N substantially circular in shape, and connected with this opening at the upper side thereof is a slot O. Before the coupling element A is coupled to the trousers, it is placed so that the inner plate C thereof will rest against the shirt 20. The head M of the stud L, which is suspended by the braces and positioned underneath the shirt, is then passed through the opening N, carrying a portion of the shirt with it, and the stud L is moved until it occupies the slot O and rests against the top thereof.

Integrally formed with the inner plate C is a tongue l) which is positioned between the two plates B and C, and behind the slot t) and :in part behind the opening N. This tongue is sufficiently resilient and presses against the portion of the shirt held within the coupling' element, and the head M, and so prevents the accidental uncoupling of the stud L from the coupling element A.

ln order to uncouple the coupling element A from the trousers C it is only necessary to shove the coupling element A downward so as to escape the button H. rlhe coupling element will of course fly upward with the ends of the braces and the shirt, but it will be apparent to one skilled in this art that there will be no difficulty in locatneath the off-set portion R when coupling.

the stud to the coupling element.

The upper portion of the inner plate C is provided with a flange T, which, together with the upper end of the tongue l) forms a pocket U into which extend a portion of the shirt and the upper flange V of the head M.

Upon referring` particularly to 1Eig. 2, it will be noticed that the upper portion of the slot F is wider than the lower portion, thus providing a construction whereby the thread li or at-taching means for the button H can readily be passed into the opening E.

The sides of the openings E and N and slots F and G are flanged as shown at a to remove all sharp edges at these places to prevent the coupling elements cutting or tearing the garments.

lVlgiile l have described what I consider to be the best embodiment of iny invent-ion, l desire it to be understood that the principles can be embodied in different forms and l desire not to be limited beyond the requirements of the prior art, and the terms of my claims.

1ifi/hat I claim as my invention is:

l. As a new article of manufacture, a coupling element for Suspenders integrally formed from a single piece of sheet metal and comprising inner and outer plates spaced apart and integrally connected together at their lower ends, the said outer plate being provided with an opening into which opens a flared slot formed in the top of said plate, a tongue integrally formed with an upper flange formed near the top of said inner plate, the upper end of saidtongue being spaced apart from said flange to form integrallya pocket, the said pocket communicating with an opening formed through said inner plate, and behind which said tongue extends, the said opening designed to receive the said slot, and means bracing said plates together to hold them in relationship. y

2. As a new article of manufacture, a coupling elementrfor Suspenders, integrally formed from a single piece of sheet metal and comprising inner and outer plates spaced apart and integrally connected togetherat their lower ends, the said outer of said plate; a tongue integrally formed of said inner plate, the upper end of said tongue being spaced apart from said flange to form a pocket, the said pocket communieating with an opening formed through said inner plate, and behind which said tongue extends, the said openingV designed to receive the head of a stud, a portion of which rests in said slot; an offset lower portion forming part of said tongue and positioned in said get-her to holdthem in relationship.

8. is a new article of manufacture, a coupling element for suspenders, integrally formed from a single Vpiece of sheet metal, and comprising inner and outer .plates spaced apart and integrally connected together at their lower ends, the said outerplate being provided with an opening into which opens a flared slot formed in the top of said plate; a tongue integrally formed with an upper flange formed near the top of said .inner plate, the upper end of said tongue being spaced apart from said flange to. form a pocket, the said pocket communieating with an opening through said inner plate, and behind which said tongue eX- tends, the said opening designed to receive the head of a stud, a portion of which rests in said slot; an offset lower portion forming part of said tongue and positioned in said opening, and a pair of ears integrally Yformed with said inner plate and one at eachside ably secured to said upper plate, thereby bracing said plates together, as set forth.

VILLAM HENMLLER. 1Witnesses C. il. MIE'HLE,

E. C. OwnNs.

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head of a stud, a portion of which rests in plate being provided with an opening into which opens a flared'slot formed in thev top Y with an upper flange formed near theA top` opening, and means bracing said plates tothereof and extending backward and suit- D 

